COMEDIAN Kevin Bridges is mourning the death of his dad. Andy Bridges passed away on Thursday, aged 75, with his wife Patricia and the rest of his family by his side. A family friend said Andy…
Andy Bridges passed away on Thursday, aged 75Kevin's dad regularly featured in his stand up routinesA family friend said Andy had been battling poor health in recent months.
The source told the Scottish Sun: “Patricia, who was his wife for 47 years, was by his side along with his sons John and“Andy was Kevin’s mentor and took him to his first ever gig when he was a teenager. He was still bouncing new material off him in recent weeks.“He was without question the biggest influence on Kevin’s career and drove him to pub gigs all over the UK in the early days. They were a team.
Andy regularly featured in Kevin’s stand up routines and he had the audience on the Graham Norton show in stitches with a hilarious story about Andy missing the Orient Express. He told Norton: “My dad's always had a thing for trains and always wanted to go on the Orient Express.Most read in Celebrity
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